A set of four large Empire candelabra

A set of four large Empire candelabra

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Offered by Limburg Antiquairs



A set of four large Empire candelabra A set of four large Empire candelabra A set of four large Empire candelabra A set of four large Empire candelabra A set of four large Empire candelabra A set of four large Empire candelabra A set of four large Empire candelabra A set of four large Empire candelabra A set of four large Empire candelabra

The beautifully patinated bronze female figure represents a Priestess from Classical Antiquity.
 
Above her head she is wearing a coupe, the coupe support four branches of candles.
 
Under her feet is a globe with the image of a rising pegasus.
 
The base is richly decorated with many details, including the goddess Fortuna and burning torches in the corners.
 
 
 
Similar candlesticks were found in the former Palais de Tuilleries in Paris.
 
A matching set of four candelabra is rare.
 
France, Empire, circa 1810
 
 
Period
Empire, 1810
Reference
100-206
Sizes
74 x 20 x 20 cm

Offered by

Limburg Antiquairs

Denneweg 45
2514CD Den Haag
The Netherlands

+31 703455103
+31 653177819
http://www.limburgantiquairs.com/

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